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Connecticut State Police To Conduct Ticket Blitz Monday

Apr 9, 2012 /
Carter Mario Injury Lawyers

April 9, 2012

According to the National Census Bureau, 223 people were killed in Connecticut
traffic accidents in 2009. Of those crashes, 103 were associated with
distracted driving and speeding. In an effort to curb these numbers,
NBC-Connecticut says that Connecticut law enforcement will be conducting a ticket blitz
on Monday.

Connecticut State Police confirmed by saying that Troop K in Colchester,
Connecticut, will be patrolling Route 2 with an aim to catch speeders.
State roads in towns across the state would also be monitored to catch
those committing infractions.

The operation will begin at 12:01 a.m. Monday and will continue throughout
the day until 12:01 a.m. Tuesday. The area covered along Route 2 will
be from exit 12 to exit 27.

Troopers from C Troop conducted a similar operation Friday. Officials with
Connecticut State Police said that more than 180 citations and 33 warnings
were issued within a 24-hour period.

The blitz comes on the heels of Police Union President Andrew Matthews
saying that he feared troopers would be punished if they didn't write
enough tickets. Col. Danny Stebbins, commanding officer for the state
police, was quick to dismiss the allegations, saying troopers don't
have a quota of tickets.